The UAE’s new dirham symbol, introduced in March 2025, is now actively used across digital platforms and retail environments, ...

Currency symbols are more than mere symbols—they are the gateways to understanding the global financial landscape. As world citizens, we encounter currency symbols daily, whether planning a trip ...

The (₹) Rupee is one of the oldest currencies in the world, with origins tracing back to the 6th century BCE.   Interestingly, the currency never had a symbol until one was introduced in ...

From flags to currency, a new country needs new symbols. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Anne Quito, who traveled to the world's newest country, South Sudan, to observe as they designed theirs.

The Tamil Nadu government's use of a different symbol instead of the Indian rupee (₹) in its recent state budget document has ...

Discover the UAE's new dirham symbols for both physical and digital currency, reflecting national identity and aiming to position the dirham as a global financial hub.

“Arguably the interest rate in a country is the biggest driver of currency exchange rates,” says Clive Ponsonby, former forex trader at J.P.Morgan and author of Currency View, a monthly ...

Saudi Arabia has introduced a new symbol for its local currency as part of efforts to establish the kingdom as a global financial hub.. The design, made up of Arabic calligraphy of the word riyal ...

Launching a currency symbol is a rare event. The euro’s (€) was one of the most recently introduced, in 1999. Russia’s search in 1999 for a symbol to represent the ruble proved fruitless. Many other ...

The iPhone keyboard has a hidden superpower—beneath its usual letters, numbers, and symbols lie a treasure trove of less common but still useful symbols. The next time you want to tell someone ...